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UAMS to build state 'gold standard' antibody testing capacity to guide reopening plans

PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE · June 22, 2020
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UAMS told the committee it is using CARES Act funds to set up a 'gold standard' antibody testing program with capacity for thousands of tests per day to support seroprevalence studies, oversample high-risk groups and inform school and workplace reopening.

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences leaders told the Senate committee they are setting up a state-level antibody-testing capability to provide reliable seroprevalence information and to avoid reliance on variable commercial tests.

Chancellor Cam Patterson said the CARES Act committee provided resources to develop an in-state assay and that UAMS plans to run…

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